very likely; very probable
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
occupation; calling; livelihood
infancy; childhood; tender age
to be intimate with; to befriend
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
unique; peculiar; special
together; mutually; fellow
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
social; societal; societary
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
(social) position; status
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
house where one was born; one's parents' house
individual; private person; personal; private
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
ancestor; forefather; foremother
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
mountain ascetic; practitioner of Shugendō
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
some people; a few people; several people
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate